On patent

$\backslash$table$[[1.,\backslash$table$[[$Amy Rozinski owns a small optics firm named Northland Optics. About $11],[$months ago, the company invented a new product that has sold extremely well to$],[$consumers in a localized area. Amy has decided to wait a year to see how the$],[$product does and will then apply for a patent if the product appears to have a good$],[$future$.$ Is this a good strategy? Why or why not?$],[$Answer:$]]],[2.,\backslash$table$[[$Pete Aguilar just invented a new computer mouse that helps relieve the stress that$],[$people sometimes feel in their hand after using a computer all day. A friend told$],[$Pete to apply for a design patent in order to protect the functionality of his device.$],[$Is Pete's friend right?$],[$Answer:$]]]]$

On trademark

$3.$ Pam Tarver just opened an information technology consulting company and has thought for a long time about what to name it$.$ She finally settled on the fictitious